The Mainstream Media most recently has been in a "self-contemplative mode," questioning their own coverage intensity over these past few days as demonstrated in a number of columns, as well as a particularly nauseating sequence of verbal give-and-take between several journalists on National Public Radio. Finally! One might think they are regaining their collective journalistic sanity?

Alas...Not this time, I am afraid.

No ...The manifestation of this apparent "mind-linked Borg-like questioning" of the Media’s role was not about the particular angle of their views or their own objectivity as most might think. Rather these journalists were wondering if they might be the cause of the proliferation of over-flowing town hall meetings all over the country against The HealthScare Bill (HR3220). Their reasoning was that by covering these "not-really events" (their terminology), they actually caused an avalanche of anti-government sentiment against the pending legislation.In other words, the Media, in its own immodest summation of its role, has resorted to a form of "self-absorbed narcissistic navel-gazing" for heaven’s sake.

Their main inward-looking question being:“Did WE, the Mainstream Press, CAUSE all of this?”

When considering their current mind-set in conjunction with the long held theory concerning the symbiotic relationship between the Mainstream Media and “The Statist’s Agenda," this relationship certainly seems to have been played out for all to see when looked at from a certain point of view (see Liberty and Tyranny by Mark Levin).

This led me to wonder if perhaps the White House in a "strongly worded talking point" has purposefully sent an entire sector of the journalistic community into a spiraling tail-spin of guilt for actually reporting events as they unfolded. Unquestionably, a majority of Americans would be happy to relieve these "Navel Gazing Pundits" of their neurotic guilt by loudly proclaiming "NO"! You had very little--if –anything—to do with all of this.” Rather bizarrely, the Media’s guilt seems to lie in the fact that they unwittingly exposed in their coverage of these events the outrage of the Citizenry (to itself) which ultimately was a detriment to the Administration’s agenda.

These journalists can honestly then be heard trying to deceive themselves and/or someone outside of the "Beltway Loop" that the continued gathered voices of an America Populace, which is still Conservative at its core and beyond, is not gathering up en mass and speaking out in force against the Radical Liberal leanings of a President (whom was not nearly as vetted as his opposing Vice-Presidential Counterpart). They then proceed to blame "corporate interests," as if the entire Citizenry were paid to attend? Now that would indeed be a stimulus!Despite all evidence submitted to those "trained-to-observe” journalists, they do not wish to see the meaning in these events unfolding.

The simple truth is that the Media's reporting of an event does not necessarily strengthen the natural intensity of the event. The intensification thereof will always belong to the event itself.Journalists can no more impact an event's outcome than they can the strength of a hurricane--both a populace and a hurricane being natural forces.

Please. "Get real.”

We Can help You with that...

To wit, the "Civil Society" of the United States has lost so much confidence in this particular government that they have "awakened" and become actively involved in their own governance. This came about through a conflagration of diverse items:From a nearly rammed-through HealthScare Bill, which belongs more in a "B-Grade” horror movie than in the Law Books of the United States, to criminalizing our Foreign Intelligence Services, such as the CIA, while sending self-proclaimed terrorists to an unlimited vacation in the Caribbean Islands (among many other things too numerous to recount in this article).

Sen. Sue Myrick (R) NC, put forth an amendment to HR 3200 requiring the White House, its staff and the President himself to automatically enroll in the public option created by America’s Affordable Health Choice Act.Myrick’s initiative was tabled by a vote of 36-22 (see Myrick press release dated 7/31/2009,”Myrick Healthcare Amendment Fails in Committee”).Another earlier, but similar, bill from Sen. John Fleming (R) LA, put forth a measure to require that both legislative branches of the government could not pass the Healthcare Bill without being subject to it.Fleming’s measure was tabled in a Senate Committee without as much as a vote (see Congressman Fleming’s website, http://fleming.house.gov).The Senators in effect could be heard saying, "You want us to do WHAT with OUR Healthcare?”

This congressional rejection told the American People all that they needed to know about this Bill. Let me point out that being born and raised in a "Let the Buyer Beware" Free Market Society does, indeed, have its advantages.How ignorant must those in power think We are?

It should also be pointed out that any Senator(s) with the integrity and courage to put forth such measures as this redirected Bill Addendum indeed have "We The People’s" best interests at heart and should be celebrated and remembered at re-election time as to what is good in our government. The Lofty Legislative Folk whom tabled the measure should also take note that their legislative time in the "would be-Oligarchic Government" might be short-lived with regard to the next election. The political memories of your Constituents-Dear Congress Folk- will not be as short-lived as in years past—especially after this most intense of all rounds of political upheaval.

Dangers of Diversity Czar to the Media

Ranging deeper into the mystifying aspect of much of the Mainstream Media, and with regard to the Obama Administration, the latest installment of Deferential Governance, which involves a "Diversity Czar," has (strangely enough) been left out of most editorial pages. We have seen several Op-Eds addressing this most concerning of items; however, the Mainstream Press has been "strangely silent” about the whole affair.

The Diversity Czars' main focus is to monitor and fine local radio stations due to a perceived "disparity" in the amount of Liberal or Progressive or Statist (take your pick) commentary as opposed to Conservative Commentary. Due to this disparity, the White House intends to make corrections for the good of all.

Now, if I might weigh in for a moment.The fact that there is a considerable lack of conservative "viewpoint" covered among Network News and at least 80% of newspapers in circulation apparently does not mix into this particular equation. Why? Well, in a nutshell it is because the aforementioned outlets carry the Administration’s' water quite well (remember the Health Bill's network debut?). In "Local Radio" we have a medium which is difficult to control in that it is "We the People’s" medium. The Agenda is to silence this Medium.In addition, the United States' leading voice, like it or not, against the White Houses' agenda is well known to be Rush Limbaugh.

Does anyone see the connection here?

Rush Limbaugh's listenership has been estimated at anywhere from 35 to 50 Million voters at varying times, but Rush is not the only catalyst here. We also have Hannity, Beck, Lewis, O'Reilly and Levin among many others weighing into this mix--all with a solid listenership.

The White House states that the free-speech squelching “Fairness Doctrine" that was put into play a number of years ago and later shelved is not being re-mandated.

No, this over-reaching play is an end-run around the Constitution in the form of, once again, "The Czar Initiative.”

Make an "Executive Branch Draconian Post,” and thentrample all over the US Constitution by setting rules that play into your own favor.

The simple fact is that this practice is extra-Constitutional and should be challenged by every means at our disposal. Please refresh your memory with the following:

US Constitution, First Amendment:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

It is simply not the Executive Branch’s job to make law. This function belongs to the Legislative Branch. It is not the Executive Branch’s job to "judge fairness"; this function belongs to the Judicial Branch. Both Congressional and Judicial Branches, I should think, would be very sensitive to the Executive branch’s seeming usurpation of powers that do not belong to it.

Therefore, if they cannot make law (and politically monitoring radio stations is not within the purview of the law), then they cannot "legally censure" any broadcast for political content.

The rationale for this action, as put forth by the Executive Branch, is to insure fairness for the good of The People. Were I a member of any of the other outlets, I would be screaming bloody murder about the first incremental step into abridging the Media’s fundamental right of Free Speech. Simply put:Any logical person knows that the first step in censure is just that. The next step may well comeinto their own fold; or perhaps they are simply too giddy to see it just yet.

“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”

Lately we have actually been hearing a smattering of "Lunatic Politicos" talking about the possibility of another "Stimulus"...Indeed. Is the first one not doing enough damage for these folks?

The reason for the initial "Behemoth Economic Stimulus" according to the "Messianic Monty Python Accounting Troupe" in the Executive and Legislative Branches of Our Government was to jumpstart the US Economy, which has been in a depressed mode to put it lightly. As a result of outlaying an estimated 10% of the total $787 Billion for 2009, our economy has now, according to virtually every Mainstream Media outlet, jerked forward again. Truthfully, none of us knew that a Skateboard Park in Pawtucket or the Wild Horses sauntering around out West had anything to do with our economic vitality, but this just illustrates how the US Economy is intricate beyond any plausible reason ...I suppose.

I can hear everyone clapping and whistling and jumping around out there right now. It's over, right?

Well, maybe/maybe not. According to a Senior VP at a large Charlotte bank whom I recently met and befriended, the "Back Pain" from all of this upheaval is soon to start. According to this gentleman, no amount of stimulus from any quarter is going to erase the continued pain that alternate industrial sectors will be feeling. After a frequently heated argument over "whom or what" actually started all of this economic mess, I came away at least enlightened that it was not "all government’s fault," although I was still able to successfully maintain that "government meddling" was more culpable than any one other single impudence brought to bear by the guilty parties.

To get to the point, the US is looking at massive deficits that stretch off into the hinterland as a result of the TARP Payments, auto bailouts, bank, and AIG bailouts. In fact, the stimulus has been like a hyper-wrecking ball when it comes to these deficits. In leafing thru the CBO's estimated impacts on our budget, the one thing that an individual can take away from it is "GOVCO is spending our nation into oblivion."

Can't you guys just burn your credit cards, too? Or perhaps the US flag is your parchment of choice.

Hypothetically, what would happen if "We the People" decided that the remaining economic stimulus plan was unworkable? The total payout for the Bill as passed was set at $787 Billion dollars. Interestingly, the total deficit for 2009 will be $1.587 Trillion, and then the deficits will supposedly stabilize at roughly $700 Billion thru 2019. Instead of talking of another Stimulus we should be talking about a REPEAL.

At any rate the wildcard in all of this is inflation!

The CBO's estimates do not take into account a wild and uncontrollable ramping up in inflation as a result of our poor economic showing, because it is only hypothetical. But the true risk we are taking in these "seemingly controllable" deficits may take on a life of their own in the not-too-distant future. If this happens, our "little wish list" spending spree could become the US economic version of "Godzilla" rampaging thru our cities, but in this case, he will not just stick to the coastline.

In other great news, the President has now appointed a "Diversity Czar" in order to make sure that our local radio stations are "fair." If they are not "fair" as judged by a hand-picked but extremely impartial panel appointed by the (extremely impartial) President himself (thank goodness), a penalty will be assessed that may equal the entire yearly gross of the station in question (thereby effectively putting it out of business ). Then an impartial FCC will allocate the license to a station that is fair. Oh, and by the way, the penalties that are assessed will go to "National Public Radio" long known as a.......... bastion for fair thinking?

The main thing to remember about our current Executive & Legislative Branches of Government is that the determination of Fair seems to belong only to those who have a Majority of Legislative votes and in the past "fairness" has normally been decided by our Justice System. It is indeed unfortunate that a "Diversity Czar" is not being appointed to monitor this current Administration. I feel certain that the assessed penalty levied for "Fairness Transgressions" would cause even China massive deficits.

The President should be mindful of the fact that He is the President of this entire country rather than just his democratic constituents. Since the early days of the defining Constitution, each President has been tasked to understand that his responsibilities go way beyond his own ideologies and that few men can successfully navigate thru these difficult introspective waters. But this was why a majority of Americans voted this particular man into the office. It is the nature of how we vote for our presidents.

This would also seem to imply that "abrupt changes" in the course of this country could cause upheavals that are destabilizing across all economic and social sectors but to the Democrats this could be simply part of the plan. I have often thought inlooking back over the last several years that other countries probably view our extreme political weaving from left to right over time to be much like a "drunk" speeding down the highway of political ideologies.

Appointing "Czars," a practice left over from the Bush administration, should best be left up to the Russians since they garnered centuries of experience at it, notwithstanding the fact that this practice more appropriately belongs in an Oligarchy than a Democratic Republic. If, indeed, we still are one.

Over these waning days of Summer and heading into Autumn the press has been beside itself- what with all of the Town Hall Meetings, talk radio "viciousness," Ted Kennedy's demise and so on, not to mention the report that the budget deficit promises to be in the Nine Trillion range next year—causing a flurry of stories addressing this issue and many others connected to the Current Administration.

The questions being asked by the Media in this MIASMA of often conflicting information seem to commonly revert to what appears to be "Liberal talking points.”

One has to wonder if what the press accused the Bush Administration of doing is actually being done unabashedly by this White House in sending out to the "Axis Networks” specific agenda items which need to be focused on and massaged into "Holographic Being.”

Over this entire period and with regard to the Healthscare debate- the Statists' constant overall agenda seems to be continually focusing on convincing "We the People" that our medical care (i.e. doctors and hospitals and the like) is not as good as the world seems to think that it is. We have read story after story trying to convince us in editorial form and otherwise that We do not have it as good as We think we do when it comes to quality. One can only thank the Star-Spangled Press for delivering this "excellent" if not subjective "news" whilst We are all currently dealing with an America which has had nothing but bad news followed by worse over the last 12 months. An individual need not look far when trying to comprehend what is going on.

Chiefly, the story which had been designed to sink us further into suicidal depression revolved around a United Nations report that The United States ranks 35th in the world when it comes to our actual health care quality, using their own equally applied rating system. Accompanying this revelation is the conflicting news that the average American’s Life Expectancy has now been increased to 78 Years old. Interestingly, in looking at population samples with regard to this report, some very compelling facts come to mind. When Average Life Expectancy is ranked by population size, which seems to make a lot more of an "actuarial sense" on a host of illustrative fronts, the following facts come into focus:

Comparison in Healthcare Quality of the Top (5) Most Populated Countries

As one can see, The United States ranks Head and Shoulders above any comparatively ranked population size with regard to healthcare quality. This data was quite surprising when the urge came over us to look at Health care Quality from an actuarial sense. It would appear that in all of this Data one fact becomes apparent. The larger the population size is- within a given country - the more the "Law of Decreasing Returns" applies.

There were several other fascinating things that came both to mind and into stark analysis when reviewing this data. The most amusing was the fact that the European Union, which seems to me to be the "Ideal Model" for our Social Media's self-esteem problems, scores below the United States in overall rankings, although their population is higher.This appears to score an overall point in the analysis' favor when looking at my argument "holistically." The other point which "glares" to this individual is the relatively small population slice of the United Kingdom in comparison to these other countries when noting the almost negligible increase in Life Expectancy over the United States. We all have heard of the problems with their system, but it only serves a population of 51 million. The US is (6) times larger than Great Britain for Heaven's sake. Canada's population is even less at roughly 33 million but they have no problems---right?

It is indeed amazing how the press will throw out numbers, and we all must then "bow down" without applying any logical principles to the data we are being given. There are some whom might argue that the Healthcare comparison to the Top five Countries is unfair due to the fact that, Industrially speaking ,the US is far ahead of it's Population counterparts. To these people We would rebut that this simply speaks to the exceptionalism of America and it's "Capitalist System."

I hope that at least some few will look at this analysis and come away with the knowledge that simple data is not enough. The data needs to be couched in a commonsensical progression in order to be able to actually see what is happening. I will leave it to the Pros or the Pundits to argue the merit of all of this,however, this particular data seems to be in absence within the continuing debate.

August 25th, 2009

It would seem that the Free News Media or mainstream press--which holds itself out as a Democratic Society's Firewall against Tyranny and Abuse--has undergone a quick but startling metamorphosis.

The Media, which had in the past constantly challenged what it considered to be "possible" infringements into private individuals' rights by an overly aggressive government, now meekly gives most news feeds from the Washington Apparatus a pass.

Bills that have come before Congress, which are of vital and singular importance to all individuals, are given ink type, but there seems to be very little questioning of the content.

The journalists, whose chief job has always been to ask the important questions and report events that should ignite the populace's focus, has been rather droll about the entire process.

It is as if there is no longer a need since we are now in "good hands."

How naive they must be to seemingly let down our first Bulwark at the most critical of times.